The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-15


--Columbia College numbers moeo
students. in all il departments than
any other college In the United StateA
There are in our own country
somewhat more than 100. O00 Sunday
schools. with N enrolment Of 8. $780,
900 scholarR
The largest parishes In the In
thcran Church are 70 be found In Gem
tral Russia One Of these numbers 800
villages and comprises s.. 900 souls
The Pope has created i've now
bishoprics in Australasia; and also
vicariates Apostolic in the Fiji Islands.
and the Melanesia; the last comprising
the English portion Of New Guinea
"A Baptist society It Los Angeles.
Cal. bought lot . few months ago
Tor $1,000. intending 70 build. A site
for = Government building was Sc
lected close by. and : few days ago
they sold out for 90. 900, and will buy
another lot and build Immediately.
1t appears from the last report ofthe
Commissioner Of Education Of the Unit
ed States that there are in our country
S65 colleges and universities. manned
by 1856 instructors. and attended BY
65.72S pupils These institutions own
property. in productive funds, grounds
and buildings. to the amount Of $685.
307. liz. - Christian al Work.
The following definitions were
found in the examination papers Of .
| private school in one of our large
Southern cities: Sophister-One who
sophs- Evangelist-One who speaks
! from his stomach Siren-Pertaining
to Syria Stably-Stablcs in general
Muse-To cry as an infant Famine
Pertaining TO the female sex Dox-
ology-Dropsy in the head. ~ Boston
| Transcript.
| After looking broadly over the re-
| ligious field. the Christian Union con-
cludes that t" in spite Of much apathy
and some bitter hostility. the tendency
| toward more definite and cordial rela-
tons between the Evangelical churches,
which has hitherto shown itself in To-
cal and sporadic manifestations ap-
pears to be growing into the dimen-
| sions Of national movement with .
deepening and broadening current"
"A year ago Mr.. Charles Maclay. Of
San Fernando. gave the University Of
Southern California $50. 900 to endow
the Maclay Theological College Of San
Fernando. Offering the trustees their
choice Of taking the gift in money o.
land at San Fernando. They chose the
latter. and took 1000 acres They
have already sold SO. 900 worth q
500 per acre. and. IS the price il
steadily rising. will probably realize
t225. 900 from the gift Public Opinion
A little christian boy was dying
He closed his eyes and for moment
his mother thought he was dead. She
asked: Charlie. do you know mef"
But there was no response. and closer
still she pressed her fearful face upon
his cold ear and asked with indescrib-
able pathos: "Charlie do you know
your mother?" Charlie opened his
eyes and said: Why call me back.
was half way up stairs" And with
that he fed away. Richmond Religious:
Herald
- The various churches Of the United
states have communicates as follows:
Methodist Episcopal. 4.S46.5l6; Roman
Catholic. 100000; Episcopal 430. 5Sl;
Moravian. l0.6s6: Baptist S.6S8. 0O7;
Congregationalist. 4S6. 379; Christian
Union. 10000; Friend. 10000; Ad-
ventist 97.7li; Methodist 1880;
Presbyterian. LOSE. 436; Lutheran.
9SO.sS0; Reformed. 259.974; German
Evangelical. LIS. 900; Mennonites. 3d.
600; Church OF God. 45.0o0.- Indian
apolis Journal.